Andrew, Killer Bee wrote:Fuck you, Sine.
I kid because I care :)
Seriously, I just watched it today, and I have to say that this will hopefully fuck Hollywood in the ass for not producing a movie like this sooner. Come on, Hollywood. Just bang your fucking head against the brick wall over and over again until it bleeds for ruining comic book culture for the last 20-30 years, and realize that this movie proves that you should have listened to the public when they said to make fucking accurate representations of the material. Hopefully, this will spawn a new golden age of movies.
I mean, they hired the author to co-direct the movie! How fucking brilliant is that? Imagine Frank Miller directing the Punisher (either one), or Todd McFarlane directing Spawn, or Bob Kane directing Batman. (Well, maybe one of the more current writers of Batman, like maybe the guy behind the Batman cartoon series, but I digress...)
(Oh, btw, IMDB lists this as #112 in their top 250 movies. Suck on that shit, Hollywood!)
Anyway, Elijah Wood looked fucking evil in this, and I guess that was good advice from his agent to disassociate him from the cute little hobbit image. Nick Stahl is also getting some good acting work, too. As much as I'd want to jump on the "Mickey Rourke stole the show" bandwagon, I'd have to say two things: One, who the hell is Mickey Rourke? Two, Bruce Willis and especially Clive Owen did some excellent acting and character work as well. Their contributions was nothing to sneeze at.
I'm still amazed at the amount of big stars in this one. I guess that explains the huge marketing budget on this one. Jessica's good on the eyes, though she's not exactly the star of the show, so I don't know why they have her on the cover. Oh, and Benicio Del Toro looks funny without a mostache. Josh Hartnett? Wow, he looked kinda out-of-place in the movie, but it was kinda cool, like Elijah, seeing him in a uncharacteristic role.
